The Calgary Flames are in the NHL basement, and they head to the Canadian Tire Centre to face the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, October 30. My Flames vs. Senators predictions and best NHL picks are calling for Ottawa to take care of business and winger Drake Batherson to leave his mark on the game sheet tonight.

OTTAWA -- Jake Sanderson scored the game-tying goal with 2:49 remaining in regulation and the Ottawa Senators came back to win 4-3 in a shootout against the Calgary Flames at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

Nazem Kadri, Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for the Flames, who scored more than three goals for the first time this season and got their second win in 10 games (2-7-1). Mikael Backlund had two assists and Dustin Wolf made 29 saves.

After getting their second win of the season, the Calgary Flames (2-6-1) will head to Toronto (4-4-1) to take on the Maple Leafs on a Tuesday NHL clash.

The Calgary Flames have finally allowed Zayne Parekh to play his tenth year, which means the first year of his ELC is officially underway. Regardless of how many games he plays, Parekh will be paid the first year of his contract.

Calgary entered on an eight-game losing streak but managed to pull away from the Rangers, who are 1-4-2 in their last seven.